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Contemporary Human Resource Issue Paper
Human resource departments, including managers, encounter different challenges in their day-to-day work. The concerns range from the diversity of the workforce, legislation affecting the personnel as well as technology adaptability (Wilkinson et al.). Specifically, the challenges revolve around the concepts of employee benefits and compensation, career management and development, health issues, sustainable human resources, and investment in human resource personnel. Human resource management is the process of procuring, allocation, and effectively using the workforce in an organization to achieve pre-determined goals, vision, and mission. The need for human resources is to effectively utilize the skills and expertise that the workforce provides the company (Wilkinson et al.). To achieve the mandate, managers are tasked with the development of a human resource system, which is a strategic plan that produces employee competencies and desirable behavior necessary to achieve the scope of the business operations (Wilkinson et al.). Hence, the system ensures that result-oriented objectives on growth, sustainability, competitive positioning, and profitability are achieved.
Communication and culture is the primary HR issue that companies face. Ideally, companies set up their corporate culture encompassing communication and how to work within a diversified cultural environment. Inherently, corporate communication and organizational culture are intertwined (Wilkinson et al.). The challenge, therefore, focuses on the communication aspect that employees adopt, including the skills and the systems set in place within the organization. Working within a diverse work environment can result in frustration and or destruction to the quality of work within individuals and the teams due to failure to communicate. Communication can get worse for a larger organization (Wilkinson et al.). The reason is that such organizations invest greatly in time and capital on training programs and workshops for the employees to develop strategic skills in communications. Without setting up a system for the employees, such as listening skills or written processes, including dispute resolution, it is therefore bound to cause more instability within the business.
Another HR issue is time management. HR personnel is reported to have little regard for time management concerning focusing on company culture, initiating strategic programs, and supporting plans of a business (Stokes et al. 2310). The resistance in caring for the organization’s sustainability can reduce productive and quality work performance in the entire workforce. The reason is that most HR personnel spend time analyzing or sorting through resumes, personal performance reviews, and management of worker profiles in the company. Consequently, it may provide the excuse that the HR department has little regard for how workers are motivated to undertake improved work performance, improved communication, motivation to adapt company culture, and strive to work efficiently (Stokes et al. 2310). Hence, this reflects on how management and leadership are regarded within any company. If the HR managers do not take strides in investing in the workers, then it will lead to reduced work performance and, consequently, reduced company performance within the industry.
Furthermore, the HR issues that companies have to face is dealing with the wrong employees. In most cases, the hiring process within any company can be flawed. Without regard to character, personality, or background check, it is easy for a company to hire the wrong fit for the business. As a result, working or handling the individual becomes a problem for the rest of the workforce. In turn, it can affect how other workers perform or are motivated within the workplace. For instance, it can lead to toxic behavior in the workplace.
Work Cited
Stokes, Peter, et al. “Managing talent across advanced and emerging economies: HR issues and challenges in a Sino-German strategic collaboration.” The International Journal of Human Resource Management 27.20 (2016): 2310-2338.
Wilkinson, Adrian, Tom Redman, and Tony Dundon, eds. Contemporary human resource management: text and cases. London: Pearson, 2017.